Associate Data Center Technician - Graveyard

Genesis10 - Ashburn, VA

Full-time - Entry Level

Ashburn, VA

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Associate Data Center Technician - Graveyard role at Genesis10 involves supporting the development and maintenance of system hardware and software in a 24/7 production data center environment. The position requires physical presence in the office to ensure effective collaboration and successful execution of responsibilities. The technician will be part of a team responsible for system integration, troubleshooting, and ensuring the availability of mission-critical servers.

Responsibilities

• Support development effort in review of system hardware, software, and system design to assure system requirements are met.
• Participate in all system/subsystem hardware and software integration and acceptance testing.
• Set policy, monitor, prioritize, and develop standards for the production environment.
• Design, deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot infrastructure for multiple production environments.
• Proactively suggest alternative solutions and designs to solve problems.
• Respond to all system problems on a 24X7 basis and participate in on-call rotation.
• Lead and participate in writing system, test, and test reporting documentation.
• Ensure mission-critical servers are available and operating 24/7.
• Administer servers and implement hardware and software upgrades.
• Run production jobs as scheduled and monitor server activity for problems.

Requirements

• BA/BS Degree in technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years of experience deploying and supporting server and network devices in a 24/7 production data center environment.
• 2+ years of experience supporting enterprise-class computer & network systems, and data center infrastructure.

Nice-to-haves

• Data center design and/or installation experience.
• Experience with structured cabling solutions and standards.
• Bicsi Registered Communication Distribution Designer (RCDD) certification.
• Certified Data Center Design Professional (CDCDP) certification.
• Experience working in Unix/Linux environment.
• Experience with network troubleshooting.
• Project management experience including organizational, verbal, written, and analytical skills.

Benefits

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
• Opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10.
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team.
• Behavioral Health Platform.
• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance.
• Health Savings Account.
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident) insurance.
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance.
• 401K plan.
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities).
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF).
• Remote opportunities available.